Electricity Demand in December 2004 (Confirmed Report)

Total demand in December was up 1.4% on last year to 67.4 billion kWh across
the 10 companies.

(Demand Excluding Extra High Voltage Demand)

Lighting Demand (up 2.6%, 21.34 billion kWh)

Commercial Demand (down 0.4%, 9.17 billion kWh)

Despite decreased demand for heating caused by higher temperatures from early
to mid-December, lighting demand posted an increase of 2.6% due to a longer
meter-reading period. Commercial demand, however, posted a decline of 0.4%.

Note: Year-on-year changes in commercial power calculated by
adjusting figures for the same period one year ago to match 2004 demand categories
(for reference only).

(Reference)

Large Industrial Demand (up 1.8%, 21.86 billion kWh)

Large industrial user demand in December was up for the twelfth consecutive
month, increasing by 1.8%. The rise was due to firm performance in the chemicals,
the steel, the machinery and the non-ferrous metals sectors.